Sadly Samuels Leather, in Byron Bay, have shut down production of the best range of Australian made leatherware. We have now found a European supplier of a range of chisel rolls with offset, opposed pockets which are really nice. See the details HERE. Read more: Leather Tool Rolls

For those who never encounter them, mud wasps make mud incubating cocoons for their young, then kill or stun other bugs, pack them as food inside, lay their eggs and seal the exit of the mud cocoon with more mud as they leave.  When the eggs hatch the table is ready-set for the young hatchlings who then exit by burrowing out of the mud cocoon to start the cycle all over again. Hegner scroll saws use an air pumping bellows situated under the bottom arm which pumps air through tubes and pipes to where the blade is cutting and blows…

We've just listed these Gyokucho saw cases which fit popular size dozukis and katabas. See all our Saw Cases - LEATHER, PLASTIC COTTON AND JUTE - HERE Read more: Japanese Saw Case Range added to

The blade clamp system - a Hegner patent - has both functional and safety aspects.  Cheaper saws using pinned blades do not always retain the bits of broken blades which can fly about and cause eye injury when blades snap.  It is likely that the ranking of OH&S issues for scroll saws should have eye injury from dislodged bits of blade far higher than the chances of being seriously cut by the blade.  The Hegner clamps usually retain the blade fragments. Read more: The case For Hegner Scroll saw blade clamps

At The Wood Works we confess to being fastener freaks and we have just launched a range of solid brass thumbscrews and matching nuts. Made in Australia. These are very useful when teamed with our brass thread inserts for wood.  For the meantime metric 4, 5 and 6mm sizes.  If you have large enough order for a special size may be able to help. Read more: Brass Thumbscrews & Brass Thumbnuts

We now offer aniline, solvent soluble, powder dyes. This is in response to many queries about tinting our Pure Tung oil. This completes the range with solvent soluble, water soluble, spirit soluble, water and spirit soluble dyes all now available.

A paring chisel with the blade in shear to the material is much more efficient at cutting. We now offer skewed Left & Right Hand pairs in 5 ranges of our premium Stubai bench chisels.  They are available in the 3530, 3550, 3543, 3560 and 3570 series in around 18 sizes in each series generally ranging from 4mm to 40mm. Read more: Skewed Bench Chisel Sets

The Marples family name in Sheffield UK is justly famous over many generations for the production of layout tools for woodworking.  Now after many years of company takeovers, mergers and outsourcing to South and East Asia we can now source genuinely Made in Sheffield products again. Read more: Joseph Marples Tools Available

We've just added these to our offering because we love quality in the kitchen as well as the workshop. They have rust resistant cheek steel beautifully hammered and with the maker's chop. The edges will discolour if not cared for - we recommend keshigomu blocks for this end. The cutting steel is around 63 Rockwell and lethally sharpened. We suggest only waterstones for these. Please also be mindful of where, and by whom, these are used - they should only see use for people who know what a sharp knife is. Packed in Japan with a band-aid included - a…

These belts, in which the grinding particles are applied to a thick layer of cork, are used in Japan by leading manufacturers of knives and shears to produce their legendary hollow grinding and high-quality finishes. They are watered before sanding. The belts respond more elastically than conventional textile belts, delivering concave surfaces with considerably fewer visible ghost lines. - 50 mm x 2 m, 3 pcs. per pack. See HERE. Read more: Cork Abrasive belts